2 Aug 2017

Craft Time Mosaics Mini by Brainstorm

One week into the summer holidays and I am still waiting for
the sun to shine and me to stop wearing a woolly jumper. No, I mean it. A nasty
cold and no warming sunshine means I feel as miserable as if it was the middle
of January.

With one difference. School is out, J is at home and I have
to think of ways to keep him entertained. Creating has always been our strong point, so these cute Craft Time Mosaics Mini by Brainstorm fit the bill
perfectly.

Each mosaic mini has a picture printed on a thick piece of sturdy
card and with over 200 sparkly self-adhesive stickers. We got a dolphin and unicorn,
but there is a pony, kitten, dragon and fish available as well. The picture is
marked out with tiny colour-coded squares. All you have to do is peel back a
shiny sticker and stick it in the appropriate square.

This may sound easy, but each square is tiny, just a few
millimetres across. So the mosaic ends up becoming a dexterity challenge. But the
sparkle and shine means the child will persevere and want to finish the mosaic.

J has spent a couple of afternoons patiently peeling back
glitter squares and completing first the dolphin and then the unicorn. I love
how pretty the finished product appears. Next task is to put these finished
mosaics to good use. They will look pretty in a picture frame, and if you get
your child to initial them, will make little personalised presents for family
and friends.

I also believe these mosaics minis will be perfect for road trips and air travel with kids, in short, anywhere you are likely to end up
with restless kids. They are small enough to fit easily into a handbag or
backpack and light enough that they will not add to any luggage allowance. They
will also make fantastic party bag fillers.

If you are looking to buy some mosaic minis, you can do so
now via the Amazon link below:

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to make shopping easy for you. It doesn't cost you anything extra to shop through my links. It just means I will earn a few pennies towards the upkeep of this website. We were sent the mosaics for the purposes of this review.